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TX increases (somewhat) capital defenders' budget

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Texas panel approves funding for defenders office by Betsy Blaney of AP in Chron.com: Members of the Task Force for Indigent Defense agreed Wednesday, voting in Austin to approve a modest expansion of the program while putting off larger increases because of state budget concerns, said Lubbock County Courts Coordinator David Slayton. The panel approved a one-year, $2.2 million grant that will expand the program by 55 counties. The office in Lubbock opened 2 1/2 years ago with 85 counties in West Texas. The additional counties are in far West Texas and south Texas. Slayton said the task force held off on a more ambitious $27.7 million plan, deciding instead to phase in 100 more counties over the next three years because of concerns over a state budget shortfall that could reach $18 billion...continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on June 11, 2010 (boomark / email).